Valentine One to a PC

**Jammer** · 03-23-2005, 05:18 PM

I am a member of http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radar/
please join.

Which i think you all need to join. Everything you want to know about radar guns. I havnt been checking it out lately like I should be doing. But I came across this topic.

Valentine One PC Software
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radar/message/2815

click here to download
http://www.kc8unj.com/radar/

and a another great forum to join is http://www.radardetector.net/

I dont ask for much. But join those two forums. We need more brite and knowlegeable people to share ideas with. I know this forum is full of good ideas.

**drait** · 03-23-2005, 05:31 PM

Awesome! About time someone's come up with a simple interface solution for the V1! I'm going to go find me the parts to build and see if the VOne app can be integrated with RR

Happy happy day

**MoFo** · 03-23-2005, 05:31 PM

nice! i bet a lot of people here will like that..
if only i could do the same with my Escort 8500..

**antimatter** · 03-23-2005, 05:46 PM

I didn't join that those groups but is there some hardware that you need to interface with the Valentine 1?

**Saab9-5** · 03-23-2005, 06:14 PM

Originally Posted by antimatter

I didn't join that those groups but is there some hardware that you need to interface with the Valentine 1?

The process to create an ID and then request to join a forum is a pain.

The hardware is a simple serial interface circuit. Look at http://www.kc8unj.com/radar/ and choose Software One. Since it can use serial, then a suitable plugin for Frodo and Road Runner can be made. The program he wrote looks very good, emulating the Valentine's display.

**drait** · 03-23-2005, 06:31 PM

Yes, it's explained on that link posted above (http://www.kc8unj.com/radar/). You can either build a custom V1 to Serial cable or plunk down $39 for a very nicely made TTL2USB box, and another $10 for a V1 to TTL2USB cable.

I'm opting for the home-built serial cable, since flat Cat-3 is very easy to run through the car

The only thing I'm stuck on is one component on the schematic that shows 5.1V value. Does anyone know what that symbol is for? RatShack has all the needed parts and they're easily accessible.

EDIT: Nevermind.. found it... zener diode

**Arathranar** · 03-23-2005, 06:58 PM

That's a Zener diode.

**tj!2k4** · 03-23-2005, 07:49 PM

I could be wrong..

.. but now that the V1/PC interface issue is basically resolved via the cable, it should be [fairly] easy for a skilled programmer to develop an application that could display warnings as an overlay so you don't have to constantly run the radar detector application as a visible window, no?

Does that make sense?